General Assembly: 62nd plenary meeting, 80th session

Good morning, distinguished delegates. And as announced in the journal, we will start now the 945 briefing by the Secretariat on the one gavo approach in connection with the General Assembly plenary consideration of the recommendations from the third committee. My name is Kenji Nakano, the chief of the General Assembly Affairs Branch of DGSCM. And as you know, to my right, is Mr. Ziad Mahmassani, the secretary of the third committee. Allow me to provide a brief overview of how the consideration of the report of the third committee will proceed at today's plenary meeting. One page PowerPoint document has also been circulated in advance. As you recall, in its resolution 79/327 on revitalization of the General Assembly, the GA, I quote, decided to simplify the adoption of the draft resolutions and decisions recommended by a main committee in the General Assembly plenary, subject to the following provisions. the General Assembly plenary shall first take all votes one by one on draft resolutions and decisions recommended by the main committee or parts thereof where such votes were taken in the committee the plenary shall subsequently adopt without a vote in one gavo or other draft resolutions and decisions adopted by the committee without a vote B The resolutions and decisions shall be numbered in the order listed in the report of the main committee, regardless of whether they were adopted with or without a vote. And that is the end of the quotation from General Assembly Resolution 79/327. In the plenary meeting today, as in the past, the floor will be given first to the rapporteur of the committee to introduce the report. And then step two, president of the General Assembly will then go over the established procedures such as the fact that the General Assembly will proceed to take a decision in the same manner as was done in the committee. That means that recorded votes were taken, we will do the same. Statements are limited to explanation of vote. In accordance with decision 334/401, a delegation should as far as possible explain its vote only once. that is either in the committee or in plenary meeting unless that delegation's vote in plenary meeting is different from its vote in the committee. Additional co-sponsors are no longer accepted now that the draft resolutions and decisions have been adopted in the committee. The results of the votes will be uploaded on the e-delegate portal and the plenary place. Any corrections to the voting intention of the delegations after the voting has concluded on the proposal should be addressed directly to the Secretariat after the meeting. Please wait until after the meeting is adjourned. There should not be any interruptions to the proceedings in this regard. That is the second step where the President of the General Assembly will remind you of the process of the proceedings for today. The third step is explanations of vote before the vote. The President will say that delegations wishing to make a statement in explanation of vote before the vote on any proposal recommended by the committee today are invited to do so now in one intervention. After action on all of them, there will be an opportunity for statements in explanation of vote after the vote on any or all of them in one intervention. This is for explanation of vote on any proposal recommended by the committee, regardless of whether the recommended proposal was adopted with or without a vote in the committee. There will be no separate window for EOVs resolution by resolution or agenda item by agenda item. If your delegation wishes to make a statement in explanation of vote, please inform the colleague at the list of speakers table on your left in advance. Let me repeat, this is for explanation of vote on any proposal recommended by the committee. There will be no separate window for EOVs resolution by resolution or agenda item by agenda item. If your delegation wants to make a statement and explanation of vote, please inform the colleague at the list of speakers table. Step four, the GA will take all votes one by one following the order of draft resolutions contained in document A/C.3/80/INF/1. All votes are numbered from vote 1 to vote 41. And besides these votes, there are two additional votes. Additional vote one. Draft resolution 18 on Nazism has an additional request for separate recorded vote on OP4. Resolution 18 on Nazism has a separate recorded vote on OP4, there's a request. The vote on OP4 will be held immediately before the vote on draft resolution 18 itself. Additional vote 2, in connection with draft resolution 23 on CRPD, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Draft amendment A/AD/L.40 has been submitted directly to the plenary. A recorded vote has been requested on that draft amendment. The vote on the draft amendment will be held immediately before the vote on draft resolution 23 itself. Additional co-sponsors for the draft amendment will be confirmed right before the window for explanation of vote before the vote. Step five, the assembly will take a decision in one gavel on all the draft resolutions and decisions adopted by the committee without a vote. The president of the general assembly will say something like this. The committee adopted the following draft resolutions and decision without a vote. Draft resolutions 5, 9, 22, 26 to 28, 43, 45 to 47, 51 to 53 and 55 and the draft decision. May I take it that the Assembly wishes to do likewise? It is so decided. The sixth step, step six, if there is any inscription, explanation of vote after the vote will be heard on any or all proposals in one intervention. The plenary meeting will conclude after the closing relevant agenda items. Aside from the above mentioned description of the Wang Gaveau approach, allow me to remind you that this is a General Assembly plenary meeting and the presiding officer is Madam President, not the Chair. Madam President is presiding. the meeting. So in case you address the presiding officer, that's Madam President, not the chair. I'd be happy to respond to any questions that you may have. The delegation of Pakistan followed by Russian Federation. Pakistan, please.

Good morning, colleagues.

Thank you for updating us about how the proceedings would go. My delegation would just wanted to make one request that since.

Today we are voting on a number of resolutions and in order to avoid confusion while the.

Voting process is underway, it would be great if along with the.

Resolution number a l slash three whatever is being announced the title of the resolution could be repeated so that.

We do not make a mistake while casting our votes thank you.

Thank you Pakistan yes indeed that is a plan so the president will say something like this for example draft resolution three is entitled persons with albinism. We shall now begin the voting process. And the secretary during the voting will say that the Assembly is now voting on draft resolution three entitled persons with albinism. So the title will be repeated in that way. And I hope that will clarify what the Assembly is voting. Now Russian Federation, please, followed by Nigeria.

Mr. President, I would like to briefly comment on the procedure proposed to delegations at the current session for the consideration of the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the adoption of the draft resolutions contained therein. This procedure is largely based on the provisions of resolution 79/327 on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly. However, the mentioned resolution does not contain provisions establishing quantitative limits on the number of statements with explanations of position, nor on the time allocated for such statements. In this regard, we see no grounds for changing the established practice of considering the report under which delegations could make statements explaining their votes or their position on the resolution with respect to each agenda item. We also note that the requirement to combine statements across the entire spectrum of issues considered by the Committee does not facilitate nuanced and clear presentation of positions by Member States, which should be duly reflected in the meeting records. Such statements are an important instrument for the interpretation and application of the decisions. We proceed from the understanding that the new procedure does not create a precedent for the future sessions of the General Assembly, and we consider it important to return to the practice of presenting positions on each agenda item. We also proceed from the understanding that in the upcoming meeting, Member States will be afforded sufficient time to present their positions and that the interventions will not be interrupted. Thank you.

Thank you, Russia. Nigeria.

Thank you very much for the update and good morning. On the explanation of votes either before or after the vote.

May I know the number of minutes that is allotted for the speaking time?

Thank you.

Five minutes according to a GA resolution on revitalization adopted in the past, but never to exceed 10 minutes. So five minutes is the goal, but the hard time limit is 10 minutes. And to Russia, the time limit, it's the same answer applies to the question from Russia. Yes, ma'am.

Yes, thank you very much. I just wanted to highlight that the reference to the previous General Assembly resolutions on revitalization, which speak about five and ten minutes, they were adopted in a situation where explanations of position were given on each agenda item. So that's why we don't think that this particular time slot should be automatically applicable when we are talking about this one gavel approach. Thank you.

Yes, to Russia, that time limit to the here explanation of vote before and after the vote, you know, on multiple items that was actually always applied when multiple agenda items are considered in one go as is the case in the present meeting. So last year the GA consideration took 173 minutes for the third committee and we'll see how it goes. Good luck. On.

Good morning. Also, the bell has to wake up at this wonderful winter morning. The 62nd plenary meeting of the General Assembly is called to order. The Assembly will take up the report of the Third Committee on agenda items 25, 26, 61, 66 to 71, 107 and 121 and their sub-items. The documentation under these items is listed in the Journal of the United Nations. I now request the rapporteur of the Committee, Ms. Ebna Stephanie Williams of Ghana, to introduce the report of the Committee.

Madam President, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, it is an honor for me to introduce to the General Assembly the report of the third committee submitted in a single report under the agenda items allocated to it by the Assembly, namely items 25, 26, 61, 66 to 71, 107, 108, 121, and 137. During its main part, the Third Committee held 52 plenary meetings and heard introductory statements from 80 special procedures mandate holders, chairs of treaty bodies, and other experts, and 16 United Nations officials during the interactive dialogues under the agenda items. The Committee also convened a general debate and heard general statements on all items. One hundred and fifty-seven informal consultations took place in rooms allocated by the Secretariat for the negotiations of draft proposals. The Committee adopted a total of fifty-five draft resolutions, forty-one of which were adopted by recorded vote, and one draft decision. The streamlined report contained in document A/80/545 includes only the text of draft proposals that have been amended or revised. All information on the work of the Committee can be found on IGO. For the convenience of delegations, the Secretariat has issued document A/C.3/80/INF/1, which contains a checklist of actions taken on the draft proposals contained in the reports before this Assembly. Madam President, under agenda item 25 entitled Social development and its sub-items A and B, The Third Committee recommends in its report the adoption of nine draft resolutions. Under agenda item 26 entitled Advancement of Women and its sub-items A and B, the Third Committee recommends the adoption of three draft resolutions. Under agenda item 61 entitled Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees, and displaced persons, and humanitarian questions, the Third Committee recommends the adoption of two draft resolutions. Under agenda item 66 entitled, Report of the Human Rights Council, the Third Committee recommends the adoption of one draft resolution. Under agenda item 67 entitled, Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children, The third committee recommends the adoption of one draft resolution. Under agenda item 68 entitled Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its sub-items A and B, the third committee recommends the adoption of one draft resolution. Under agenda item 59 entitled Elimination of Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and its sub-items A and B, the Third Committee recommends the adoption of two draft resolutions. Under agenda item 70 entitled Rights of peoples to self-determination, the Third Committee recommends the adoption of three draft resolutions. Under agenda item 71 entitled Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and its sub-items A to D, the Third Committee recommends the adoption of 28 draft resolutions. Under agenda item 107 entitled Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the Third Committee recommends the adoption of five draft resolutions. In relation to draft resolution 53 entitled tackling illicit trafficking in wild fauna and flora, including timber and timber products, the illegal mining of and illegal trafficking in minerals and precious metals, illicit trafficking in waste and other crimes that affect the environment. I have been informed that an editorial change had been made to preamble paragraph two. to delete the word two in two instances in the report of the commission on crime prevention and criminal justice as contained in document e/ 2025/30 which recommended the proposal for adoption by the assembly through the economic and social Council Following consultations with the Secretariat, I understand that the editorial changes will be reversed in the final A/RES version, so that the paragraph will read, quote, "Alarmed also by the environmental damage and the economic and social impacts caused by crimes that affect the environment to ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as to individuals, to indigenous peoples, and to local communities, and stressing the importance of involving affected groups in efforts to tackle those crimes." Under agenda item 107 entitled, Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, the Third Committee wishes to advise the General Assembly that no action was required under the item. Under agenda item 121 entitled revitalization of the work of the General Assembly, the third committee recommends the adoption of one draft decision. Under agenda item 137 entitled program planning, the third committee wishes to advise the General Assembly that no action was required under the item. Madam President, I also take this opportunity to acknowledge the commendable leadership of our Chair, His Excellency Chatchai Chaivavith, Permanent Representative of Thailand, and to thank my other Bureau members, namely the Vice-Chairs, Mr. Glensys Thomas of Antigua and Barbuda, Ms. Katarina Andric of Croatia, and Ms. Ginevra Oliva of Italy. Under the chair's steady and inclusive guidance, our work was marked by fairness, clarity of purpose, and a calm hand during moments that required patience and tact. His Excellency created a space for every delegation to be heard, kept us focused on the highest ideals of this committee, and reminded us by example that multilateralism works best when led with humility, consistency, and respect. I equally commend my fellow Bureau members for their collegiality and tireless support throughout a demanding session. Their readiness to engage, mediate and help steer our discussions forward was essential to the successful delivery of our mandate. I also wish to acknowledge Karnok of Thailand, the Chair's Assistant, for his support to the Bureau throughout the main part of the session. I would also like to thank on behalf of the Bureau, Ziad, the Secretary of the Committee and his able team from the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management, Mina, Gal, Rafaela, Vincent, Thomas, Oksana, Leslyn and Angelina, as well as the other offices in the Secretariat that supported the work of the Committee. Their meticulous coordination, professionalism, and unfailing attention to detail ensure that our work proceeded smoothly and efficiently throughout the session. We are deeply grateful for the steady support behind the scenes, preparing documentation, guiding procedure, assisting delegations, and ensuring that every meeting was conducted with order, clarity, and respect for our rules and traditions. I also express appreciation to the interpreters and conference services personnel whose dedication ensure that our deliberations remain inclusive and accessible to all delegations. Distinguished colleagues of the Third Committee, the ATS session has been marked by a liquidity crisis that tested the rhythm and resources of our work. Yet what will endure is not the constraint, but the way colleagues responded to it. We adjusted when we had to, without losing sight of what mattered. We accepted change with understanding, found practical ways to keep our program moving, and protected the integrity of the committee's work in circumstances that could have easily slowed it. Across the session, Our discussions ranged widely, but they never strayed away from the core purpose. At every step, we were guided by the conviction that human dignity must remain central to the international agenda. Dignity in the lived reality of communities striving for development and inclusion. Dignity in the equal place of women and girls. Dignity in the safety and future of children. Dignity for those forced from their homes. Dignity for people seeking recognition, justice, and respect. Dignity in societies battling prejudice and intolerance. And dignity upheld through effective law, justice, and accountability in a world facing both old crimes and new threats. We also showed through the way we organized our work that the Assembly and its committees can adapt and renew themselves without losing their foundations. Regardless of our different positions, perspectives or priorities, let us remember who we are to one another. The Third Committee is a family of nations. Like any family, we do not always see every issue the same way. We argue our cases, We hold firm to our principles and we speak with passion because the issues are real and the stakes are high. But we remain together. We return to the same table again and again because what unites us is deeper than what divides us, a shared responsibility to advance social progress, justice, and human rights for all. The impact of our work reaches far beyond this hall. It is felt in the lives of people who may never know our names, but who will feel the difference our decisions make in the protection they gain, the opportunities they find, and the dignity they are able to live. That is why this committee matters and why the spirit shown this session should stay with us long after the final gavel. With that spirit, I thank you all for your cooperation, your perseverance, and your unwavering commitment throughout this session. Madame Masi, I thank you.

I thank the rapporteur of the committee. The position of delegations regarding the recommendations of the committee have been made clear in the committee and are reflected in the relevant official records. Therefore, if there's no proposal under Rule 66 of the Rules of Procedure, I shall take it that the Assembly decides not to discuss the report of the committee which is before it today. It is so decided. Statements will therefore be limited to explanations of vote. We will proceed to take decisions in the same manner as was done in the committee unless the Secretariat is notified otherwise in advance. This means that where separate or recorded votes were taken, we will do the same. I also hope that we may proceed to adopt without a vote in one gavel those recommendations that were adopted without a vote in the committee. pursuant to resolution 79/327 of September 5, 2025. The results of the votes will be uploaded on the e-delegate portal under plenary place. Any corrections to the voting intention of delegations after the voting has concluded on a proposal should be addressed directly to the Secretariat after the meeting. I count on your cooperation in avoiding any interruptions to our proceedings in this target. In this connection, I have been informed of the following change. Draft resolution 18 entitled Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism, and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance. has an additional request for a separate recorded vote on operative paragraph four. The note by the Secretariat entitled List of proposals contained in the report of the third committee for consideration by the General Assembly has been issued as document A/C.3/80/INF/1. Members are reminded that additional co-sponsors are no longer accepted now that the draft resolutions and decisions have been adopted in the Committee. Any clarification about co-sponsoring in the Committee should be addressed to the Secretary of the Committee. We shall now proceed to consider draft resolutions and draft decisions recommended by the Committee. Before proceeding to the explanation of vote before the vote on any proposal recommended by the committee today, attention of member states is drawn to the draft amendment circulated in document A/80/L.40 to draft resolution 23 entitled Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto, Amplified Barriers in Diverse Contexts. For your information, the draft amendment has closed for e-sponsorship. I now give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.

I wish to address additional co-sponsorship of draft amendment A/80/L.40. Since the submission of the draft amendment, and in addition to the delegation listed on the L document, The following country has also become co-sponsor of A/AD/L.40, the Russian Federation. If any other countries wish to co-sponsor A/AD/L.40, please signify by pressing the microphone button now. I see none. Thank you, Madam President.

I thank the representative of the secretariat. Delegations wishing to make a statement in explanation of vote before the vote on any proposal recommended by the committee today are invited to do so now in one intervention. After action on all of them, there will be an opportunity for statements in explanation of vote after the vote on any or all of them in one intervention. Before giving the floor for explanation of vote before the vote, may I remind delegations that they are strongly urged to limit explanations of votes to five minutes, which should in any case not exceed 10 minutes and be made from their seats. In accordance with decision 34/401, a delegation should, as far as possible, explain its vote only once. That is, either in the committee or in plenary meeting, unless that delegation's vote in plenary meeting is different from its vote in the committee. By that, we come to the speakers. I give the floor to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Thank you, Madam President. My delegation totally reject the draft resolution contained in document A/C.3/80/L.29 entitled Situation of the Human Rights in the DPRK submitted by European Union. The draft resolution has nothing to do with the genuine human rights as it is product of political plot of hostile forces that try to disgrace the image of the DPRK. As we made clear on several occasions, human rights violation mentioned in the draft resolution have never existed and cannot be allowed to exist in my country, where all people fully enjoy their fundamental freedom and rights. All material contained in the draft resolution is nothing but most despicable fabrication. made by criminals who defected after committing a crime and undesirable NGO in order to get the dirty money thrown to them by the United States. The true intention of the hostile forces behind the tabling to disrupt the resolution is to distort and fabricate human rights situation in my country and create atmosphere of international criticism. and thus sabotage and overthrow our socialist system which has been chosen and developed by our people. However, European Union and co-sponsoring country of this draft resolution are gravely mistaken. Any slander and calumny can never falter our socialist system as it was chosen by the Korean people themselves and defended by them at the cost of their lives. Rather entity, perogation, moralistic, senior campaign of hostile forces will only further reinforce the face and will of our people for socialism. What drew our attention is the fact that those countries sponsoring the anti-depopulation resolution are human rights violators who invaded and colonized many countries in the past century and became the wealth at the cost of blood, sweat, and the slave trade over the people of those countries. Even today, these countries continue to trample on the human dignity and right all over the world and infringe upon the sovereignty of other countries and they are systematic violation of the human rights every day such as racism, racial discrimination, Islamophobia, xenophobia and maltreatment of refugees. It is distortion and mockery of the human rights that these countries behave as if they are international human rights judges and arbitrarily evaluate and criticize the human rights situation of other countries based on their own human rights standards. There can never be a single human rights standard that applies to all countries in the world where different ideologies, systems, traditions, and cultural diversity exist. My delegation once again clarify its position to categorically reject the draft resolution as unlawful and politically motivated document. Even if it is reloaded, it is crystal clear to everyone that this resolution can never be regarded as a consensus. In conclusion, my delegation takes this opportunity to call upon all delegations to realize impure political motivation and purpose hidden behind the confrontational draft resolution against DPRK and to not associate with the process of adoption of the draft resolution from the the position of the non-aligned movement against politicization, selectivity, and double standards of the human rights. I thank you.

I thank the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. I now give the floor to the Russian Federation.

Madam President, distinguished colleagues, The General Assembly has before its consideration report of the Third Committee, an organ within whose remit include -- the remit of which includes matters related to humans and social development. The universal nature of this appears to be obvious today. We all are aware that people are born equal in their rights and dignity. However, all -- however, now, nearly more -- a little bit more than 80 years ago, this -- a little bit less than 80 years ago, this was not an axiom. At that point, the world was infected with the brown plague of Nazism, fascism, and Japanese militarism, and the ideology of racial superiority appeared to be natural for many. The horrors of Hitlerism were defeated then through the concerted efforts of the member states, participants of the anti-Hitler coalition, the very name of which, the United Nations, was inherited by this organization. The Russian Federation is one of the founding nations of the UN, and we are continuously committed to preserving the memory of its sources and to the advancement of a unifying agenda. For this reason, on an annual basis, with the support of a broad range of co-sponsors from all regions of the world, we submit a resolution on combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism, and other practices which result in the escalation of modern-day forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance. Our aim is simple. Our aim is to recall the fact that the ideology of racial superiority and other exceptionalism, as well as discrimination on ethnic, religious, and other grounds, has no place in the modern day world. flies in the face of the charter of the United Nations. We need to recognize that the grotesque manifestations of Nazism, neo-Nazism are growing, first and foremost in those countries that have deemed themselves to be exemplary models of democracy and respect for human rights. Anti-Hitlerite heroes monuments are being brought down, and there are torch-bearing marches being conducted, and Nazi symbolism is being sold, are being sold and the property of those who were tortured in the Hitlerite torture chambers and those who were murdered through medical experiments. We see Islamophobia, Christianophobia, Afro-phobia, anti-Semitism. In many states these are now commonplace manifestations and phenomena. Our resolution is thematic and it does not propose the pinning of labels. Nevertheless, we have noted with regret that Western countries have been undertaking to transform the Russian initiative into a political country-specific document. And this is precisely the aim that is being sought to achieve in the voting on in the text of a provocative amendment, which is seen in paragraph four of the operative part. We wish once again to recall that the sponsors of this amendment, despite the fact that it was included in the text, continue to view the resolution on the whole as being unacceptable and they will vote against it today, just as they did in the Third Committee. Such hypocrisy cannot be left unnoticed. distinguished colleagues, the Russian Federation is putting to the vote the fourth paragraph of the operative part of the draft L2. We will vote against it, and we call upon all countries to do so as well. Vote against this paragraph. This is a meaningful contribution to the shared struggle against politicization and instrumentalization of rights defense platforms and the dilution of a thematic nature of documents set out there under We also call upon states to support today the draft resolution on combating glorification of Nazism by voting in favour. Distinguished colleagues, intergovernmental cooperation at the third committee needs to be done in good faith. It needs to be focused on improving the well-being of the populations of our countries as a whole and every individual as well. This requires a conscientious, constructive approach towards negotiations process and unconditional mutual respect. However, in practice, the work of the committee has poisoned with politicization double standards of states of the collective West who continue to live on the basis of the template of their colonialist past. The European Union is demonstrating all indicators of imperialism and is using in organization the votes of all their members, is aggressively proposing and pushing through their priorities and the area of human rights and they are also exploiting the human rights agenda in order to exert pressure on inconvenient states for their conduct of independent political policies. One of their favorite means for the achievement of this goal remains the submission of draft country-specific resolutions. These documents are always developed behind closed doors. with a small group of states on the basis of unverified data, and they use political banners which are rubber stamped by their sponsors. The Russian Federation does not support the practice of the consideration of such selective, one-sided texts. They merely escalate confrontation, and there is no place for this at the United Nations. On the basis of this premise, we will vote against the draft on provisions on human rights in Iran and Syria, and we disassociate ourselves from consensus vis-a-vis the resolution on the human rights situation in the DPRK and Myanmar. Turning to the resolution on human rights in Crimea and Sevastopol. When it comes to ensuring the wellbeing of the populations in these territories, this resolution has nothing to do with that. How is it possible otherwise to explain the fact that the sponsors thereof on an almost day-to-day basis, several times a day, attack the peninsula using drones? And on the 30th of November in Sevastopol, there was a missile strike as a result of which a child was severely wounded. The girl was evacuated to Moscow and she is in a very dire state right now and she is on a ventilator. Only in November, among the 300 victims of Ukrainian attacks, there were 21 minors. From the start of the escalation on 17 February 2022, as a result of the criminal acts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 1,328 children became casualties, 1,901 children were wounded, 237 children were killed. On other territories within the geographical scope of the resolution, Ukraine has carried out equally heinous crimes targeting them. Last week in the DPR, as a result of the UAF strike, Vladimir Shuta, a priest, was killed, his wife and family, worshipers with an eight-year-old child. They were shielding in the church from an endless incessant shelling. And when their food supplies were depleted, they decided to leave their shelter in attempt to reach Ukrainian positions. They were struck by Ukrainian drones on their way and targeted by them as a result of the ongoing drone attacks. Their fellow villagers were unable to even remove their, retrieve their bodies. However, you will not learn about this atrocity from the resolution. There are hackneyed accusations therein targeting Russia in connection with the discrimination of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars, which almost two years ago were entirely repudiated by the International Court of Justice. The goal of the document is known to all, to erect yet another obstacle to a peaceful resolution and to thwart the steps undertaken to that end, including Security Council Resolution 2774. dating 24 February 2025. We firmly believe that behind every vote in favor of the Ukrainian opus, with caveats or without, there is a desire to strip the fraternal peoples of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, of any hope for a peaceful future. We call upon those who are genuinely not indifferent about the resolution of the situation around Ukraine to, in solidarity with us, vote against this draft. Thank Thank you.

I thank the Russian Federation. I give the floor to the United States.

Thank you, Madam President. During the 80th session of the General Assembly, the United States has remained focused on getting the UN back to basics, delivering on its core mission of maintaining international peace and security. That is why, in the third committee this year the United States engaged selectively and focused on negotiating resolutions only where we saw opportunities to advance U.S. priorities we disengaged from negotiating and voted against resolutions that recycled the same performative divisive and irrelevant issues year after year indeed Numerous resolutions tabled during the 80th session of the Third Committee read nothing more than a globalist wish list of divisive cultural causes including climate, sexual and reproductive health, gender, and the perverse donor-recipient industrial complex. Such resolutions are completely at odds with the Trump administration's bold and pragmatic foreign policy, and we will continue to vote against such resolutions, including today, in favor of tailored, actionable resolutions that reinforce international peace and security in line with the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations. Further, we take this opportunity to emphasize how disappointed we are to see such controversial terminology as sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights used across multiple Third Committee resolutions. Let me be clear, the United States believes in legal protections for the unborn. There is no international right to abortion, whether under that name or under other terms like sexual and reproductive health. Consistent with the Geneva Consensus Declaration, the United States asserts that each nation has the sovereign right to implement programs and activities consistent with their laws and policies, and there is no international obligation on the part of states to finance or facilitate abortion. We also firmly reject the concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI. regardless of its textual formulations in resolution language. DEI immorally ignores individual merit and excellence and disgracefully looks at the person's race and other personal characteristics as the basis for providing government services and favors. As we have stated repeatedly, the United States will not tolerate any attempts to introduce harmful gender ideology into UN resolutions or products, including with respects to terminology about gender identity. Such language, regardless of formulation, undermines the term gender as referring only to two sexes, male and female. Gender ideology is also detrimental to individuals and society and particularly harmful to the well-being and development of children. For a detailed list of the language of the United States find problematic and unconstructive, we refer delegations to the long form explanation of positions for the third committee posted on our mission's website. We strongly urge all delegations to join us in applying such rigor to all resolutions on which we are to vote today and accordingly vote against all resolutions continuing gratuitous and harmful language that detracts from the core mission and responsibility of the United Nations. Thank you.

I thank the United States. I now give the floor to Norway.

Thank you, Madam President. I have the honor to deliver this explanation of vote on behalf of Australia, Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and my own country, Norway. Our explanation of vote is regarding the action on the resolution on the rights of persons with disabilities and the amendment that has once again been brought forward on the text. We want to thank Mexico and New Zealand again for presenting this resolution. The facilitators conducted the negotiations in an inclusive and transparent manner and made efforts to achieve a balanced yet ambitious text that reflected the different views presented during the informals. The topic of this resolution, amplified barriers in diverse contexts, is valuable to understand how persons with disabilities experience and access their rights. Mainly, the resolution addresses how persons with disabilities experience discrimination on the basis of multiple identities and context, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Explicitly naming diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity in a disability rights resolution helps ensure these groups are seen and protected. Once again, we regret that Egypt, on behalf of a group of countries, has put forward a hostile amendment to delete the reference to SOGIE in PP10 alt. This paragraph includes a long list of references of groups that are particularly vulnerable to discrimination. Therefore, the selective deletion of the reference to SOGIE challenges the fundamental principle of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on equality and non-discrimination. This exact amendment was voted on in the third committee and reintroducing an identical proposal in the plenary undermines the work and outcome of the third committee. It disregards the time and effort that has been put into negotiations and votes in the committee. It also disregards the significant financial and workload constraints in the UN as reopening questions already settled is neither efficient nor constructive. We will vote against this amendment and encourage other member states to do the same. And we would like to end by wishing you happy birthday, Madam President. We hope you have a good day with us today. Thank you.

Thank you very much. And to everybody else whose birthday is today around the world, I now give the floor to New Zealand.

Thank you, President. It is my honour to deliver this explanation of vote on behalf of our fellow co-facilitator, Mexico, and my own country, New Zealand, regarding the amendment tabled by Egypt on behalf of a group of countries to the resolution on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We have concerns with both the process and the substance of this amendment. We will therefore be voting against it and invite other delegations to join us in doing the same. First on process, it is the established practice of the General Assembly to uphold decisions of the main committees, particularly when full negotiations and a formal vote have taken place. Mexico and New Zealand have had the privilege of facilitating this resolution through a transparent and inclusive process, marked by constructive and good faith engagement by delegations over the last two months. The resolution, as adopted in the Third Committee of this very Assembly, has the overwhelming support of the membership. We therefore regret that an amendment that has already been considered and rejected by the Third Committee has been tabled here again in the General Assembly. Second, on substance. This year's agreed theme focuses on how diverse contexts can amplify the barriers faced by persons with disabilities, particularly those who are subject to discrimination or whose rights are not upheld. In that regard, many delegations recognised that sexual orientation and gender identity can be relevant grounds for discrimination for persons with disabilities, often compounding stigma, exclusion and vulnerability to violence. We recognise that delegations approach this issue from different legal and cultural contexts. For that reason, the reference was placed under the human right to non-discrimination, which is universally agreed. This prohibition applies equally to all persons in all contexts, and it lies at the very core of the Convention and of the international human rights framework. Attempts to selectively remove specific grounds of discrimination through this amendment risk undermining the universal nature of this human right. Such an approach would set a dangerous precedent by implying that protection from discrimination can be arbitrary or negotiated, contrary to established international human rights law. The language contained in the resolution does not create new obligations, nor does it reinterpret the Convention. It simply reflects long-standing principles consistently reaffirmed by this General Assembly and its subsidiary bodies, and aligns with the perspectives raised by organisations of persons with disabilities. As co-facilitators, we remain firmly committed to preserving the integrity, coherence and universality of this Convention. and of the international human rights framework. We therefore strongly encourage delegations to consider the broader implications of this amendment for the principle of non-discrimination and for the lives of persons with disabilities. Let me join others again in wishing you a very happy birthday. Thank you, President.

I thank New Zealand and I now give the floor to Denmark on behalf of the European Union.

President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as San Marino, align themselves with this explanation of vote. Let me start by expressing our gratitude to the Chair, the Bureau, and the Secretariat of the Committee for their leadership and hard work throughout this year's session. The adoption of the outcomes of the Third Committee today is an important step to confirm our collective work undertaken over seven weeks. The result of this work is not only important to our governments, but most of all to our constituents, our citizens and communities around the world. They are the ones ultimately affected by our commitments and by our decisions. They are the ones who will judge how well we have served them. President, on this occasion, it is crucial to underline the key role that the Committee plays in advancing global discussions, building shared understanding and knowledge, as well as galvanizing commitments. to tackle the most challenging issues that our countries face today. To secure that every child can reach their full potential, to address the human rights challenges posed by digital technologies, to combat torture in all its forms, to secure life-saving services to women and girls, to eliminate racism, and to empower those who are marginalized. These are at times difficult discussions. But they are discussions that the world needs, and our task here is to undertake such discussions. In light of these considerations, we regret that this year almost all previously consensual resolutions have been called to a vote. We are concerned that this undermines our collective efforts and the constructive spirit of striving for consensus that has been a tradition in this committee. Indeed, a spirit that the EU and its Member States are committed to uphold. Therefore, we welcome that the vast majority of the membership has supported the texts put forward for adoption in the Committee, despite differences in positions on some of the matters at hand. The Member States of the European Union have supported most of the previously consensual resolutions in the Third Committee this year, and we will take the same approach in the upcoming votes. We encourage other delegations to do the same. President, we regret that an amendment which was defeated in the vote in the Third Committee has once again been put forward on the CRPD resolution, despite the guidance that amendments should not be repeated in the Assembly. The amendment put forward seeks to undermine the core principle of non-discrimination. Persons with disabilities deserve fully enjoying their rights, including access to education, healthcare, social protection, work and justice, without discrimination of any kind. This is what the text that the amendment seeks to remove is all about. For these reasons, EU Member States will vote no to the amendment, and we urge others to do the same. We also regret that the amendment on the resolution on glorification of Nazism that was adopted by the committee is now challenged by a vote called on the paragraph. Both these manoeuvres are contrary to the clear guidance not to repeat votes on amendments and contrary to the spirit of DA revitalisation and the UN80 initiative. We reiterate that the EU fully and categorically condemns the glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism, and any other forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance. The tragic legacy of the Second World War is the very foundation of our Union, and it continues to serve as our moral and political guidance as we face current and future challenges. We have repeatedly and consistently opposed any instrumentalisation and the use of disinformation of the resolution on combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices by the Russian Federation to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine as the reason for our position. We therefore call on countries to maintain operative paragraph four. We oppose any instrumentalisation of the Combating Glorification of Nazism, Neo-Nazism and other Practices resolution, and the use of disinformation to justify Russia's illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine that grossly violates international law, including the UN Charter. The EU demands that Russia fully respects Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. The resolution also undermines genuine efforts to combat rising global neo-Nazism, violent extremism and racism, including anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hatred, which deserve our serious and constructive engagement and efforts. Finally, we note that some UN member states continue to perceive resolutions on the human rights situation in specific countries as a threat to these countries' sovereignty rather than an important mechanism to support the realisation and enjoyment of human rights for all. We remind that upholding human rights is not a matter of discretion. It is the responsibility of every Member State towards all persons under its jurisdiction in accordance with their commitments and obligations under international law. Moreover, some of the resolutions in front of us today are in fact initiated or supported by the Member State in question, such as the resolution on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic and the resolution on the situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The EU supports the resolutions at hand and we call on others to do the same. President, the EU and its Member States stand ready to work with the UN and all its members to implement our shared responsibilities within the UN framework and to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter for which human rights are indispensable. Thank you.

I thank Denmark on behalf of the European Union. I give the floor to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Thank you, Madam President. I would like to take the floor in advance of the adoption of draft resolution L30 under agenda item 71C concerning the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It's difficult to ignore a persistent reality that the international human rights architecture continues to suffer from deep political fragmentation, where neutrality is routinely overshadowed by political agenda of certain countries. My delegation firmly rejects the draft resolution before us. This text is yet another attempt to intrude into the internal affairs of a sovereign state under the pretext of promoting and protecting human rights. Its structure is imbalanced, its assessments are predetermined, and its reliance on politically driven mechanisms, such as the so-called fact-finding mission and the special rapporteur, renders it neither credible nor constructive. The General Assembly should not allow such instrument to shape its direction or distort its mandates. The penholder and its partners continue to pressure Member States into partisan blocs, deepening divisions that undermine the very spirit of multilateralism and human rights dialogue. Such orchestrated polarization, led by Canada, is detrimental to the integrity of this august platform and poses risk to the broader cause of human rights cooperation. We are witnessing a troubling erosion of the impartiality of global human rights platforms, an erosion that threatens their legitimacy. There appears to be no genuine willingness to address the organization's liquidity crisis so long as politically driven, redundant, and parallel resolutions, like the one on the Islamic Republic of Iran, continue to drain the UN's already limited resources. This resolution has no genuine objective except more pressure on Iran and following a punitive approach just like the policy of the so-called maximum pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran. A resolution without purpose cannot produce impact. This draft lacks both fairness and objectivity. It fails to reflect upon the many lives lost during the 12-day war imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Israeli regime, an unlawful attack that constituted the violation of international law in its entirety, including violating the right to life of 1,100 Iranian innocent people. It also disregards the damaging consequences of decades-long unilateral coercive measures on Iranians. This is not a fair resolution. Sponsors of this resolution have undertaken an approach which remains selective, readily condemning adversaries while excusing or shielding partners. To this day, Canada and its allies have yet to demonstrate the willingness to address any concerns with Iran through respectful and constructive dialogue. This practice must cease. The circulation of distorted narratives, the reliance on negative cliche about Iran, the overgeneralization of isolated cases, and the deliberate disregard for Iran's considerable progress in advancing human rights. Let us reiterate that Iran has adopted numerous laws, policies and programs to enhance the rights of its citizens, achievements that should be recognized. Iran remains committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and dignity. Iran will continue to cooperate with international human rights mechanisms, including the UPR, thematic mandate holders, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the treaty bodies. Several programs are already planned to the coming year to further strengthen this engagement. Madam President, in light of this clarification, we urge all delegations to uphold the principles of objectivity, impartiality, non-selectivity, and non-discrimination, and reject political manipulation and double standards by voting against the draft resolution on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Additionally, while I have the floor, I must underscore that Iran remains committed to the above-mentioned principles in its approach to human rights. In this spirit, that we disassociate ourselves from the consensus on the draft resolution concerning the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The persistent presentation of selective resolutions for political purposes runs counter to the principles this platform is meant to uphold. Finally, my delegation will vote in favor of the amendment to delete sexual orientation and gender identity from the CRPD resolution, in line with our well-established position as an Islamic country, a member of OIC. Thank you very much, Madam President.

I thank the Islamic Republic of Iran. I give the floor to Israel.

Honorable President, I am making this explanation of vote before the votes on the resolutions we are adopting today. My name is Dalia and I am a proud Australian Jew. I have been working at the Israel Mission to the UN for the last year. On Sunday, a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, a place synonymous with multiculturalism, openness, and safety, became a scene of terror. 15 Jews killed and over 40 injured at what was supposed to be a festive community event for families. I speak today with grief, but also with purpose. I grew up in a community of Holocaust survivors, with both sides of my family having fled Europe to the safe beaches of Australia. Every elder around me bore the scars and the tattoos of the Shoah. But anti-Semitism is not a relic of history. Those same beaches on which my grandparents found safety and calm have now been stained with the blood of their family and friends. Australia is no longer the safe haven it once was, much like many of the places where Jews have sought refuge, especially over the past two years. This attack must be named clearly for what it is, terrorism driven by anti-Semitic hatred. Honorable President, As we adopt the third committee resolutions today, it is time to put actions where words are. Adopting resolutions which deal with critical issues such as combating intolerance and racism and protecting minorities when people are shot at in broad daylight for being Jewish shows us that something is wrong. While this attack targeted Jews, its implications extend far beyond the Jewish community. Do not fool yourself into a false sense of security. An attack on one minority is a warning to all minorities. When hatred is tolerated against any group, it creates permission to target others. Around the world, minorities are increasingly being told to hide who they are. Jews have long been the test case for society's tolerance, the so-called canary in the coal mine. History teaches that when anti-Semitism spreads unchecked, other minorities are never far behind. The safety of minorities is not a Jewish issue, but a universal human rights issue. The measure of a society and of this institution is not in how it treats the majority, but how it protects the vulnerable. When I chose to work at the Israeli Mission to the United Nations, my goal was clear. I wanted to take part in defending the rights of Jewish people everywhere, from Tel Aviv to Sydney. To defend our right to live openly, safely, and without fear of prejudice, violence, and terror. Understanding that when the rights of minorities are protected, all rights are being protected. Tonight we will light the second candle of Hanukkah. For eight nights, the menorah lights up Jewish homes worldwide. With each new candle, the light grows brighter, a timeless reminder that even in the darkest of times, light, hope, and resilience always prevail. We send our condolences to the families of the victims and our wishes for a speedy recovery to the wounded. We stand with the Australian Jewish community and stand in solidarity with victims of terror everywhere. While we adopt the resolutions today, I call on Member States to stand behind the words in them. Those words are meant to harness actions and determination in preventing such attacks as the one we witnessed in Australia. at Brown University two days ago, and the countless attacks over the past two years around the world. The time for empty words is over. Thank you, President.

I thank Israel. I now give the floor to Australia.

Thank you, President. Australia takes this opportunity to reaffirm our explanations of position and votes delivered in the third committee. We remain committed to upholding and promoting universal human rights and supporting the work of the Third Committee. We would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the devastating attacks at Bondi Beach in Australia on Sunday. The attack was a targeted assault on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah at an iconic Australian location where people from all over the world were congregating in peace. Hanukkah should be a celebration of peace and light vanquishing darkness. Instead, all Australians are grieving today as we extend our deepest condolences to everyone who lost someone that they love. At this fragile time, when our worst fears of antisemitism are being realised, our security agencies are calling for calm in the community. On behalf of the Australian Government, I thank the many member states that have provided messages of condolence and solidarity. Your support matters greatly. And I'd like to acknowledge the moving and personal remarks and condolences just offered by my colleague from the Israeli mission. Australia will not be divided by hate or violence. Our strength lies in our unity and our diversity and our multicultural society is a source of pride and resilience. Australia remains firmly committed to working with the UN and our international partners to eradicate antisemitism and all forms of racism and hatred and intolerance around the world. We hold this commitment front of mind as we adopt and vote on today's resolutions. Thank you.

I thank Australia. I give the floor to Ukraine.

First of all, I would like to thank the Chair of the Third Committee, Ambassador Chatchai Chaiwivit, for his leadership, and the Bureau and the Secretariat for their excellent work throughout this year's session. I have the honor to present the draft resolution entitled "Situation of Human Rights in the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, Including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol," document L.33. I wish to thank 49 Member States who co-sponsored it. My delegation brings this resolution before this distinguished Assembly, first to ensure that the international community remains focused on the ongoing massive human rights violations committed by the Russian Federation in these territories. And secondly, to strengthen the existing UN mechanism for protection, monitoring, and accountability. Since the start of Russia's war of aggression in 2014, the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine have become dark zones of impunity marked by systematic and widespread violations of human rights and horrible daily war crimes. Even though Moscow wanted to conceal the traces of these horrendous crimes, due to the attention of the General Assembly, the Russian military invasion has become one of the most thoroughly documented conflicts in history. This extensive record is supported by numerous credible UN reports, including those of the International Commission of Inquiry and other international monitors. It clearly demonstrates Russia's state policy of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and gross human rights violations at an unprecedented scale. These include summary executions, enforced disappearances, torture, sexual violence, and inhuman treatment of civilian detainees and prisoners of war. All these crimes are not isolated instances. They form part of a deliberate policy aimed at erasing Ukrainian identity, destroying cultural and historical heritage, silencing independent media, imposing Russian citizenship, and forcibly indoctrinating Ukrainian children. Those who resist face arbitrary detention, torture, extrajudicial killings, and even the threat of having their children taken away. This resolution provides a practical tool for the United Nations, first to continue documenting all these horrible human rights violations, second to demand the immediate and unconditional release of all detainees, including civilians, political prisoners, and Crimean Tatars, and third to signal that these violations will never be tolerated. Madam President, some colleagues have been asking why this resolution is still necessary, suggesting it might impede a recently launched peace process by the United States, urging that we turn the page. My response is very simple. These arguments are misleading and fail to reflect reality on the ground. We do believe that thanks to these mediation efforts of the United States, we have a real chance we have a real chance to end the bloodshed and suffering of millions of Ukrainians instigated by Russia and achieve a just and lasting peace. Yet even when such a peace agreement is reached, this does not mean that the serious issues addressed in this resolution, in particular the massive human rights violations on Ukrainian soil occupied by Russia, will automatically disappear. On the contrary, there is a risk that these crimes could fade from the UN radar, and the fate of millions of Ukrainians trapped in the occupied territories would be neglected. We have no moral right to allow this scenario. Madam President, before we vote, I wish especially to address those Member States that in recent years and during the last vote in the Third Committee just a few weeks ago chose to abstain. In doing so, they offered various arguments that are not very convincing. Some say they do not like country-related resolutions. On behalf of millions of Ukrainian citizens who have become hostages of Russian occupation, I call upon you to reconsider this approach. Brutal, inhuman methods of the oppressive regime that Russia has installed can only be compared to the Nazi barbarism of the Third Reich. Those who believe that a formal abstention is a purely neutral position should understand that in practice it only encourages Russia ongoing mass violations. The terrible war and the Russian occupation will sooner or later come to an end. But your votes on crucial resolutions such like this one will be forever recorded in history and they will not be forgotten. I urge you to abandon this policy of abstention or not showing up and vote in favour of this resolution. Take the right side of history, not somewhere in the middle. By voting yes on the draft resolution L33, the General Assembly will send a clear message to Russia as occupying power, the international community is watching and stands united in upholding human rights and accountability. Madam President, let me now very briefly turn to draft resolution L-2 entitled Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, which will be considered today by this distinguished assembly. As I stated, the massive human rights violations and atrocities committed by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories crimes so horrific that they make one's hair stand on end, are in many respects reminiscent of the barbaric methods used by the Nazis during the Second World War. I had to mention this shocking fact not without a reason. It is deeply hypocritical for Russia to champion a resolution condemning an ideology of Nazism while employing its very methods day and night. I must reiterate Ukraine's longstanding position. This draft does not seek to combat these evils. Instead, Russia has weaponized its ridiculous claim of countering neo-Nazism for one simple reason, to justify its own crimes against Ukrainians. For nearly four years, under the absurd pretext of fighting neo-Nazism, Russia has waged an unprovoked and genocidal war of aggression against Ukraine in flagrant violation of the Charter. Russian propaganda fuels hatred, collectively labelling Ukrainians as Nazis, normalises genocidal rhetoric and denies Ukraine's right to exist. To expose the true purpose of this draft, we are grateful to all those delegations who introduced a substantive amendment. It clarifies that Russia is just manipulating history and distorting our shared victory over Nazism, a victory to which 10 million Ukrainians sacrificed their lives. Madam President, I therefore call upon Member States to support retaining this amendment and reject any attempts to remove it. And yet, even with this amendment, the draft remains a tool of hair-raising deception. For this reason, Ukraine urges all delegations to vote against draft resolution L2. I thank you and happy birthday, Madam President.

I thank Ukraine. I now give the floor to the Syrian Republic, Arab Republic.

Thank you, Madam President. First of all, we wish to explain our vote before the vote on the third committee resolution. The Syrian Arab Republic has gone back to its citizens, recovered its full sovereignty, the Syrian Arab Republic is taking its own decisions and has regain, as I said, full sovereignty and national authority, that involved diplomatic efforts to reassess Syria's positions on various international issues. Thanks to diplomatic efforts within Syria and thanks to the pressure that was brought to bear on state entities, we have in spite of the regime change, not have had enough time to examine all the resolutions submitted for our consideration today. My country did not vote on the majority of these draft resolutions when they were submitted to a vote within the Third Committee. The new Syrian government is in the process of establishing its foreign policy. Today, this government has a burden on its shoulders when it comes to the use of international fora. There's a lot to do and it's difficult when we come to those fora because we have to talk about policies of the past. Syria today wishes to move on from history and do so by reinforcing the principles of international cooperation in order to address international challenges, this in accordance with the UN Charter relevant instruments. Madam President, the fact that we were absent when resolutions were put to a vote must not be misinterpreted. My country simply needs more time to consider these resolutions and to establish its international position thereon. As such, we reaffirm that we are open to working with all Member States and we are always ready and willing to actively participate in multilateral processes. The government of my country reiterates its position on the sovereignty and independence of the Palestinian people and their right to a free state with Jerusalem as its capital. We did not vote on the majority of draft resolutions within the Third Committee, but our position on the question of Palestine remains unchanged. and we can make no concessions thereon. The resolution entitled the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination is one of two resolutions on which we did vote within the third committee. And moreover, there is the resolution entitled the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic. We voted on that one too. In that regard, my country's delegation regrets that Russia called for a vote on the resolution entitled the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic. This is a resolution presented by the United States and by the state of Qatar. This resolution focuses on the situation of human rights in Syria. However, that resolution made no reference to the Russian Federation. Consequently, the request for a vote on that draft resolution, the vote against that draft resolution, remains unfounded and inexplicable. The Syrian Arab Republic, as the state concerned by that resolution, calls upon member states to support the draft resolution and to vote for it. Madam President, I have received instructions from Damascus to present the draft resolution on the United Nations Center for human rights documentation. I have received instructions from Damascus to adopt the draft resolution entitled the United Nations Center for Human Rights Research and Documentation, training and documentation in the Arab region and in East Asia as presented by the state of Qatar. that a lot of diplomatic efforts are underway in my country given the and given the workload arising from that resolution and from everything we're doing I received these orders regarding being a co-penholder on this resolution But we do want to insist that we wish to assist the state of Qatar and be a co-sponsor of this resolution. To conclude, my country's delegation reaffirms that the new Syria is ready and willing to actively participate in all our efforts. and in the UN's efforts to maintain international peace and security, to further development and human rights. We want to have relations bolstered by cooperation between all member states. They must be grounded in mutual respect and the respect for the UN Charter. Thank you, Madam President.

I thank the Syrian Arab Republic. I give the floor to Ghana.

To make an explanation of votes before the votes. We welcome the proposed amendment tabled by Egypt on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Corporation in respect of draft resolution a slash C dot three slash eight zero slash L 44/Rev.1 entitled Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: Amplify barriers in diverse contexts. My delegation will vote in support of the proposed amendments based on the following: understanding of the traditional definition of gender is the male sex or the female sex, especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences. Similarly, sex in our view refers to either of the two main categories, that is male and female, into which humans and most other living things are divided and used for statistical purposes and policy monitoring. In closing, Madam President, we reiterate our long-held position that cultural sensitivities should be respected in matters that seek to address our sovereign countries, how sovereign countries should conduct their affairs. So thank you, and I take this opportunity to wish you a happy birthday, Madam President. Thank you.

I thank Ghana, and I give the floor to Namibia.

Madam President, Namibia takes the floor in explanation of vote before the vote on the resolution entitled Rights of the Child, L20/Rev.1. Namibia attaches great importance to the rights and the well-being of all children. While we thank the facilitators for leading the negotiations of the text, we regret that several key concerns were not adequately reflected in the final text. Therefore, we suggest that the essence of the resolution should retain the prominence of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with a view to preserving clarity, legal certainty, and the balance it establishes between the rights of the child, the role of the parents, and the responsibilities of the state. Our country remains deeply committed to the upholding of universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular for the development and upbringing of children in their best interest, as stipulated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the African Union Convention on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, our own constitution and national laws. Having stated the above, Namibia will vote in favour of the resolution on the rights of the child, but strongly opposes the imposition of the concept of sexual and reproductive health in a manner that is not consistent with national laws, cultural norms and values, particularly when dealing with children. Therefore, Namibia disassociates from such an imposition reflected in operative paragraphs 13, 27, 43 and 46 in particular, and bearing in mind that the context of this year's resolution is early childhood development. With regard to the resolution on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, L.44, Rev.1, our country remains deeply committed to the upholding of universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular for persons with disabilities, as stipulated in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, our own constitution and national laws. Namibia has taken major steps in the promotion and protection of the rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities in Namibia. The resolution on the rights of persons with disabilities is normally adopted by consensus because this matter is important to all of us. Regrettably, this year's draft resolution makes reference to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, which is not provided for in internationally agreed human rights law. Furthermore, such a basis is not in line with our national laws, cultural norms and values. In Namibia, services are provided to all citizens, including persons with disabilities, with full respect to their human dignity. Namibia will therefore vote in favor of the proposed amendment presented by Egypt on behalf of the OIC and other states to delete such language from the resolution reflected in PP11 of the said resolution. And we ask all delegations to do the same. Thank you.

I thank Namibia. I give the floor to Uruguay.

Thank you, Madam President. A very happy birthday to you, Madam President. Traditionally, every two years, Uruguay has had the great honour to act as co-facilitator on the resolution on the rights of the child. We've done that representing GRULAC and alongside the European Union, and we've done so with a great sense of responsibility under the issue of early child development. We did everything we could to stage timely, transparent and inclusive negotiations on this resolution. Consequently, we lament the fact that one delegation has called for a vote on this resolution that has historically been adopted by consensus, Madam Chair. It is true that the resolution on the rights of the child is a broad, comprehensive text which covers all facets of the rights of the child. Today it has a focus on early childhood. We've heard a great deal, particularly on references it makes to sexual and reproductive rights. Some statements lack information and stripped the resolution of its context. I will give you some examples of the uses of this language in the resolution on the rights of the child. In paragraph OP.13, the goal of the language is to adopt measures to improve physical and mental health services in the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal periods for mothers and newborns, putting an end to maternal mortality, neonatal deaths and childhood deaths that are avoidable, facilitating access to sexual and reproductive health measures is just that. Other paragraphs urge states to implement at a greater scale robust scientific education which is age appropriate and comprehensive such as to provide adolescents, women and young men within and outside of school with information that is in line with their developmental stage and which is properly overseen by legal guardians and parents and which is on sexual health and reproductive health and HIV prevention, this in order to ensure that they can prevent infection by HIV and spare themselves other risks. In OP43 we condemn in the strongest terms all violations and abuses against children in armed conflict. It is recognised that sexual violence in this circumstance affects disproportionately girls, but that also boys suffer from it and states are encouraged to provide support services, age-appropriate and gender-appropriate support services, including psychological, social service and sexual health and reproductive services in this sphere. When we talk about sexual and reproductive health, consequently, we're talking about preventing illness and maternal and child mortality. We're talking about care that is vital in context of sexual violence and we're talking about improving the quality of life and education for mothers, sisters, girls, daughters and friends. Indeed for all girls throughout the world we are guided, and all children throughout the world, we are guided by the notion of the highest interest of the child. Consequently reference here to sexual health and reproductive health is appropriate and in proper context in this text. There is no hidden agenda here nor any ill intention behind the text. The resolution makes no attempt to promote activities which could be illegal in some countries. Neither does it pretend to undermine national legislation. It's simply looking for just language that ensures respect for rights and better access to a better quality of life for all, including children, girls and boys. We call upon all Member States to think about our collective priorities and vote in favour of the text today. In other words, to vote in favour of the rights of all girls and boys and in favour of broad access to healthcare for these children and their mothers with no exceptions. Thank you.

I thank Uruguay. I give the floor to Egypt.

Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, first of all, congratulations are in order. Happy birthday. And I speak in two hats as coordinator of OIC and in national capacity as Egypt. So I would like to request the indulgence of the President to give more time if, and I hope not, I will exceed the time limit. First of all, We are presenting on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states here in New York in our capacity as the coordinator of the group, two resolutions. One is the resolution on combating intolerance. It's a long title. So we wish to reiterate here that at a time when there is an alarming rise in hate speech and incitement to hate and violence, violent actions against persons based on religion or belief, this resolution gains more prominence, especially in the light of the recent events in the United States. with the evident rise in manifestations of Islamophobia. We are also honored to present the resolution on the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination. The Palestinian people in Gaza have suffered an intensive war, denying them their basic human needs and human rights. Until today, humanitarian assistance is insufficient to rescue those who are still alive in Gaza. The persistent bombing may have stopped, but the assistance is meager and recovery and reconstruction are direly needed. The situation in Gaza is closely linked to the exercise and realization of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, to concretize their independent, contiguous state and viable state on the borders of 4 June 1967. Madam President, Egypt also, in its capacity as the coordinator of the group of states members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation here in New York, wishes to reintroduce on behalf of the group and additional cosponsors the amendment contained in document L40 to delete the term sexual orientation and gender identity in PP11 in the resolution on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Four states members of the OIC disassociate from that amendment. Allow me now, Madam President, to speak in national capacity in explanation of vote before the vote. My delegation reiterates the positions elaborated during the adoption of resolutions during the committee on both voted and consensus resolutions, including reservations and disassociations. And we maintain that the implementation of resolutions is always in line with international legal obligations of Egypt, national laws and contexts. We also maintain that States have the sovereign right to interpret their legal obligations and political commitments without imposition. On the amendment contained in document L-40 on the resolution contained in document L-44/Rev.1 on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, my delegation considers that the amendment has two aims. First, establishing the persistent objection to attempts to impose controversial terms that lack definition under international human rights law and that do not enjoy intergovernmental agreement. Second, redirecting the focus of the resolution on actually the rights of persons with disabilities and reinstating future consensus on this resolution. rising up to the collective duty incumbent upon us all, the international community, to uphold, promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. We maintain here that the principle of non-discrimination is totally enshrined in international human rights law. and applies across the board. We also uphold the universality and indivisibility of all human rights, and accordingly, fragmentation is a wrong path to take. Again, we will vote in favour of that amendment, and we repeat that a vote in favour of the amendment is a vote in favour of the rights of persons with disabilities without distraction and bringing back consensus, future consensus in this resolution. I thank you.

I thank Egypt, exact on time. And I now give the floor to Nicaragua.

Thank you, Madam President. The delegation of the Republic of Nicaragua wishes to place on record its explanation of vote before the vote on all of the resolutions contained in the report of the Third Committee submitted for the consideration of this Assembly. Nicaragua reaffirms its staunch commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights that have been achieved with full respect for the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter on the basis of sovereignty, sovereign equality of member states, non-interference in internal affairs, dialogue, constructive dialogue and international cooperation, which is genuine, free from politicization and double standards. Nicaragua categorically rejects the resolutions established without the consent of the state concerned, based on selective and politicized practices, which far from fostering dialogue and cooperation, generate mistrust and undermine the search for genuine solutions. Applying such an approach weakens credibility, impartiality and coherence across the UN human rights system. Nicaragua will disassociate from and will always vote against resolutions targeting specific countries because these resolutions are incompatible with the principles of sovereignty, sovereign equality and non-interference which govern the United Nations system. In that context, we will vote against the resolutions on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sebastopol, as well as the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. These are politicised imbalanced texts and ones established without the consent of the state concerned. We reject the selective use of human rights with political ends. We reiterate that the Third Committee must promote dialogue, cooperation and preventive diplomacy. It should not foster foster divisions and foment tensions among states. Moreover, Nicaragua will vote against the draft resolution L24 on the report of the Human Rights Council because that report contains biased information, including a politically motivated resolution against Nicaragua. It also unilaterally appoints a supposed expert group. These are all decisions which undermine the need for consensus and undermine the principles that should govern the Third work we reject any resolution or biased mechanisms which runs counter to national efforts which we are championing to further structural changes designed to guarantee a sustainable foundation for the enjoyment of human rights by all of our people. We're also aiming to ensure sustainable development across our territory. We reiterate that we reject any attempt to justify economic or media aggressions against our country under the pretext of human rights, including illegal illegal unilateral coercive measures which directly affect our people. Madam President, Nicaragua remains staunchly opposed to any extremist ideologies, including expressions of fascism, Nazism and neo-Nazism that promote intolerance, racism, apartheid, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and any other form of discrimination or intolerance. With that in mind, we are grateful to the Russian Federation for presenting this draft resolution and we believe it essential encourage Member States to adopt effective measures against the new threats arising from the rising tide of terrorist attacks motivated by racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance. We also condemn those perpetrated on the name of religion or belief. However, we profoundly regret the attempt to politicize this resolution, diverting attention away from our collective responsibility to root out these harmful ideologies, which imperil peaceful coexistence and the fundamental values of humankind. Consequently, my delegation wishes to place on record that if we adopt OP4, Nicaragua anticipates that we will disassociate from that paragraph, as has been recently. seen within the third committee because we believe that it undermines international efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all related forms of intolerance. Moreover, Nicaragua reaffirms its commitment to protecting the assistance of internally displaced persons. We value resolution L50 because of its humanitarian and development approach. We intend to vote in favour of that resolution because it contributes to strengthening protection, assistance to, and lasting solutions for internally displaced persons. However, Nicaragua is not a party to the Rome Statute. As such, we do not recognise the ICC's jurisdiction and we disassociate explicitly from any reference to the Rome Statute and the ICC contained in the text. Nicaragua will vote in favour of those resolutions as detailed in the report, including those referring to journalist protection and improving the situation of women and girls in rural areas, in line with our national policies of social justice, equality and human dignity. Without prejudice to the above, Nicaragua wishes to place on record that we will disassociate from any language that strays beyond the remit of cooperation between states and mechanisms that are interventionist and established without the consent of states. There cannot be legislative reform imposed, modalities cannot be imposed on countries that can be interpreted as interference in their domestic affairs. We reaffirm that references to sexual and reproductive health or so-called reproductive rights cannot be interpreted in any circumstances as recognition, promotion or support for abortion. or as the creation of new rights or obligations that are not provided for in international human rights instruments as accepted by our countries. Any interpretation must be compatible with our constitution, our laws and our values, as well as our cultural and spiritual values. President, we reaffirm our commitment to multilateralism that is respectful, balanced and inclusive, based on dialogue, international cooperation and mutual respect between states. We will continue to defend an international human rights system which is free of politicization, selectivity, and double standards, one which genuinely responds to the aspirations of our peoples. We respectfully request that this explanation of vote be duly placed on the meeting record. Thank you.

I thank Nicaragua. I give the floor to Burkina Faso.

Thank you, Madam President. Burkina Faso wishes to deliver a statement and explanation of vote for all of the draft resolutions submitted before the General Assembly. As part of the work of the Third Committee, my delegation wishes to thank, yet again, all delegations who have submitted resolutions over the course of the session. And given the significance thereof, my delegation will support the bulk of these resolutions. However, we disassociate ourselves from all terminology, which is not subject to consensus, specifically expressions, multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, comprehensive sexual education, as well as all references to abortion, sexual orientation, or gender identity. My delegation views the word gender as being defined as referring solely to the two biological sexes, male and female. Furthermore, for my delegation, the expression of sexual reproductive health services solely refers to legal services provided in accordance with international standards. Under no circumstances can this be interpreted as including the right to abortion, nor as approval of ideological non-recognized practices. And turning now to references to the outcomes of the review conferences, they need to be viewed solely within the framework of the General Assembly and understood as such regional assemblies or other processes which are organized by United Nations entities cannot alter the commitments undertaken by states. L44 on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol, obstacles which are amplified in various contexts, we wish to voice a reservation terms which go beyond the framework of the Convention, specifically sexual orientation and gender identity, which do not have a recognised universal definition. To recall, international law does not set out any specific obligation for legal recognition based on gender identity. Furthermore, these notions do not correspond to cultural, social or religious contexts. Therefore, we disassociate ourselves Also, paragraph 11 of the preamble, we reaffirm our willingness to continue to cooperate to international level to improve social justice, to promote the rights of women, and to protect human rights fully in accordance with national legal frameworks, sociocultural realities of our states, and universally agreed upon principles. Thank you.

I thank Burkina Faso. We have heard the last speaker in explanation of vote before the vote. The Assembly will now proceed to take all votes, one by one, on draft resolutions and decisions recommended by the Committee where such votes were taken in the Committee. The Assembly will follow the order of proposals contained in document A/C.3/80/INF/1. After all votes are taken, the Assembly will then be invited to take a decision in one gavel person to resolution 79/327 on all the draft resolutions and decisions adopted by the Committee without a vote. The Assembly will begin with the consideration of draft resolution one entitled inclusive policies and programs to address homelessness, including the aftermath of the coronavirus disease COVID-19. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify those against abstentions.

The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution I entitled Inclusive policies and programmes to address homelessness, including in the aftermath of the coronavirus disease COVID-19. This is vote 1, as indicated in the information note. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? Your voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 179, against 2, abstention 1. Draft resolution 1 is adopted. Draft resolution 2 entitled Addressing the challenges of persons living with a rare disease and their families, We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favour of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote two. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution two entitled, Addressing the challenges of persons living with a rare disease and their families. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 179, against 2, abstention 1. Draft resolution 2 is adopted. Draft resolution three entitled persons with albinism. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution please signify, those against, abstentions.

Vote three. The assembly is now voting on draft resolution three entitled persons with albinism. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 179, against 3, abstentions 0. Draft resolution 3 is adopted. Draft resolution four entitled implementation of the outcome of the world summit for social development and of the 24th special session of the general assembly. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution please signify, those against, abstentions.

Vote four. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 4 entitled Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the 24th Special Session of the General Assembly. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 180; against, three; abstentions, zero. Draft resolution four is adopted. Draft resolution six is entitled Policies and Programs Involving Youth. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote five. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 6 entitled Policies and programmes involving youth. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 179, against 3, abstention 1. Draft resolution 6 is adopted. Draft resolution 7 is entitled Promoting social integration through social inclusion. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favour of draft resolution please signify, those against, abstentions.

Vote six, the Assembly is now voting on draft resolution seven entitled promoting social integration through social inclusion. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 177, against 2, abstention 2. Draft resolution VII is adopted. Draft resolution VIII is entitled Cooperatives in social development. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favour of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote VII. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution eight entitled cooperatives in social development. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favor, 179; against, 3; abstentions, 0. Draft resolution 8 is adopted. Draft resolution 10 is entitled Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote eight, the resolution is now voting on draft resolution ten entitled improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 178, against 3, abstentions 0. Draft resolution 10 is adopted. Draft resolution 11 is entitled Violence against women migrant workers. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favour of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 9. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 11 entitled violence against women migrant workers. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 175, against 3, abstentions 3. Draft resolution 11 is adopted. Draft resolution 12 is entitled Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favour of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 10. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 12 entitled Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 179, against 3, abstentions 0. Draft resolution 12 is adopted. Draft resolution 13 is entitled Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favour of draft resolution please signify, those against abstentions.

Vote 11. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 13 entitled Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 171, against 4, abstentions 5. Draft resolution 13 is adopted. Draft resolution 14 is entitled Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 12. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 14 entitled Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 179, against 1, abstentions 1. Draft resolution 14 is adopted. Draft resolution 15 is entitled Report of the Human Rights Council. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 13. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 15 entitled Report of the Human Rights Council. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 114, against 7, abstentions 59. Draft resolution 15 is adopted. Draft resolution 16 is entitled Rights of the Child. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 14. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 16 entitled Rights of the Child. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 176, against 4, abstentions 1. Draft resolution 16 is adopted. Draft resolution 17 is entitled Rights of Indigenous People. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favour of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

Vote 15. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 17 entitled Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 166, against 3, abstentions 8. Draft resolution 17 is adopted. Draft resolution 18 is entitled Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. A separate recorded vote has been requested on operative paragraph four of the draft resolution. Is there any objection to this request? There is none. I now put to the vote operative paragraph four. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of operative paragraph four, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

The assembly is now voting on operative paragraph four of draft resolution 18. This vote is not listed in the information note. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Tunisia, you are asking for the floor.

Yes, I ask for the floor because honestly, we don't even know what the operative paragraph were. deals with. So we probably need someone to read the paragraph for us so that we can decide. We didn't know about the vote.

Thank you. I am informed by the secretary of the third committee that this is the same vote that took place in the third committee and this is operative paragraph four of L56. I can read it out. Yes. Notes with alarm that the Russian Federation has sought to justify its territorial aggression against Ukraine on the purported basis of eliminating neo-Nazism and underlines that the pretextual use of neo-Nazism to justify territorial aggression seriously undermines genuine attempts to combat neo-Nazism. I thank you, Madam President.

I thank you for the clarification. Is there any other request for the floor? I don't see any.

The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows. In favour, 64. Against, 42 abstentions 54 operative paragraph four is not adopted is adopted is adopted sorry so we calculate again everybody's calculating the president is calculating so it is adopted sorry I repeat in favor 64 against 42 abstentions 54 therefore is adopted. I now put to the vote draft resolution 18 as a whole. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favour of the draft resolution as a whole please signify, those against, abstentions.

This is vote 16 in the information note. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 18 as a whole entitled, Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 119, against 51, abstentions 10. Draft resolution 18 is adopted. Draft resolution 19 is entitled a global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow up to the Durban declaration and program of action. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution please signify, those against abstentions.

Vote 17. The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 19 entitled a global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 127, against 16, abstentions 40. Draft resolution 19 is adopted. Draft resolution Draft resolution 20 is entitled, Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights and Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of the draft resolution, please signify. Those against, abstentions. take your time. We have a change here at the top.

The Assembly is now voting on draft resolution 20 entitled Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 121, against 53, abstention 5. Draft resolution 20 is adopted. Draft resolution 21 is entitled the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. We shall now begin the voting process. Those in favor of draft resolution, please signify those against abstentions.

The assembly is now voting on draft resolution 21 entitled the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The results of the vote is as follows: in favour, 164; against, 8; Abstentions, nine. Draft resolution 21 is adopted. Draft resolution 23 is entitled Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol There To Amplify Barriers in Diverse Context. In accordance with Rule 90 of the Rules of Procedure, the Assembly shall first take a decision on draft amendment A/80/L.40. I now give the floor to the representative of South Africa on a point of order.

Thank you, Madam President. At the outset, we wish to express our sympathies and condolences to the people and the government of Australia, and especially the Jewish community in Australia. These heinous attacks over the weekend is something we condemn unequivocally, and we convey our thoughts to the families and communities that have been affected and lost loved ones. Madam President, I wish to take the floor as a point of order on the voting on this draft amendment. Indeed, this is new territory for the plenary when it considers the report of the main committees to consider an amendment that would change the report that has already been considered by the third committee, which has been considered this morning in the plenary. We have looked at the rules of procedure and the established practice of the General Assembly to understand this amendment better. What we have understood is that the rules of procedure do not expressly determine how the report is considered and indeed this final process of the plenary to consider the proposals considered in the plenary meetings of the third committee as a main committee of the General Assembly. What we cannot ascertain What we do ascertain is that we can convene under Rule 65 and Rule 66 of the Rules of Procedure to consider the report. And in doing so, established practice has determined that we consider the final proposals as adopted by the main committee and submitted to the plenary as part of the report. This is reflected in the voting numbering we have just undertaken now. All of these are taken as draft resolutions under the report. In essence, we are considering the resolutions decided by the third committee. What we have not done before is look to amend one of those proposals in a manner that had already been considered in the exact form as previously considered in this session of the General Assembly by one of its main committees. Are we therefore seeking to amend the report? We are perplexed as this amendment was already considered under Rule 120 of the Rules of Procedure and is now being considered under Rule 78. This begs the question, why are we considering an amendment already considered in the main committee? There is no express rule restricting this, but a main committee has made a recommendation to the General Assembly. Are we then to disregard the expertise of the main committee and its capacity to make decisions? As understood by rule 96 and 100, as well as reports of the special committee of the working methods and rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the main committees are understood to have the technical expertise. Are we now undermining this relationship? Therefore, we would like to request under which rules or established practice do we consider this amendment and further how this would not be a reconsideration of a proposal that has already been undertaken by the General Assembly in this session during the third committee. Are we amending the report of the third committee, which we have already determined? I thank you.

I thank the representative of South Africa. I now give the floor to the representative of Egypt on a point of order.

Thank you, Madam President, and happy to see you also at the helm for the continuation of this session. And I thank, I would like to, along the same lines of what has been raised by our distinguished delegate from South Africa, then this should apply to all resolutions. So if there is an interpretation of the rules of procedure that we shouldn't be taking action on and reintroducing amendments, then also we shouldn't have done that in the previous resolution on the glorification of Nazism, because the paragraph has already been included in the text. There is nothing in the rules of procedure to prevent the reintroduction of amendments. There are lots of precedents to indicate this, and if we go for the research in the records of the General Assembly in the plenary, we will find examples of this. Accordingly, we would like not to go into this debate and distract attention from the vote on that amendment. Again, Egypt is voting in favor and encourage all delegations to vote in favor of this amendment. Thank you.

I thank the representative of Egypt. I would like to recall that In accordance with Rule 78 of the Rules of Procedure, a delegation may submit a proposal or amendment. For example, when considering the report of the Third Committee at the Assembly's seventy-first session, the Assembly considered draft amendment A/71/L.30 to a draft resolution recommended by the Committee in document A/71/4. 474 77. A recorded vote has been requested. We will now begin the voting process. Oh, I now give the floor to South Africa. On a point of order.

Yes, thank you, Chair. Again, just to not to take the floor again. Well, to take the floor again. But if we're adopting this under the rule 78 of the General Assembly, Then why are we adopting the proposals under the report of the third committee? We would surely be should be adopting these resolutions under the resolutions presented to the General Assembly. I'm trying to get my head around this procedure because it's not very well articulated. All we have is how we've practiced in the past. So now, yes, 71, it happened before, but that's nine sessions ago, and established practice isn't well articulated. Also, the other question I asked was, if this amendment is passed, are we amending the report of the third committee or are we amending the resolution? Because the resolution is adopted under the report of the third committee. And just to respond to the question on the glorification of Nazism, that was a vote on a separation of a paragraph, which can be undertaken for an entire report. This is a very specific amendment. There's a difference in a technical nuance there. Thank you.

I thank the representative of South Africa, and I now give the floor to the representative of the Secretariat.

Thank you, Madam President. Just to recall that the plenary is now taking action on the recommendations of the third committee that are contained in its report. So the action is on the recommendations. The amendment has been submitted as a proposal to the plenary directly, and that is what the plenary will now take up. Should the amendment pass, then the recommendation of the committee as amended will then be taken up by the General Assembly. So those are the procedural steps. I hope that I have clarified. Thank you very much, Madam President.

I thank the representative of the Secretariat. We will now begin voting process. Those in favour of draft amendment A/AT/L.40, please signify. Those against, abstentions.

The Assembly is now voting on draft amendment A/AT/L.40. This vote is not listed in the information note. Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? Will all delegations confirm that their votes are accurately reflected on the screen? The voting has been completed. Please lock the machine.

The result of the vote is as follows: in favour 74, against 74, abstentions 18. I would like to recall, we'll pause a bit. I would like to recall that in accordance with rule 95 of the rules of procedure if a vote is equally divided on matters other than elections a second vote shall be taken at a subsequent meeting which shall be held within 48 hours of the first vote accordingly the meeting is adjourned and we will proceed to a next meeting to be held immediately after this meeting The 63rd plenary meeting is called to order.